Making, using, & appreciating interesting items from the past


I’m Dug North from Season 12 of the HISTORY Channel show ALONE. I have a passion for learning about ancient and traditional technology, making things, and sharing what I have learned with others. These objects and behaviors are fundamental to what make us human. They made it possible for every one of us to be alive today. My job is to help you see this point of view, learn some of these skills, and incorporate them into your life. This may be in the context of enhancing your ability to survive in the wilderness or simply to enjoy making things with your own hands.

The topics that interest me most include the following:

  • Wilderness, bushcraft, ancestral skills

  • Using vintage, antique, and ancient hand tools

  • Projectile throwers — as small as slingshots and as large as trebuchets

  • Metalworking, woodworking, and other old-school fabrication methods

Check out the page with some of the Things I’ve Made for inspiration. I have a YouTube channel where I show you how to make some things yourself. Most of all, I hope you’ll join me for some in-person instruction at a public class or more personalized one-on-on instruction.